appeal

verb (LEGAL)

/əˈpiːl/

Definition

› [I] to request a higher law court to consider again a decision made by a lower court, especially in order to reduce or prevent a punishment: The teenager has been given leave (= allowed) by the High Court to appeal against her two-year sentence. They're appealing to the High Court to reduce the sentence to a fine.Court cases, orders and decisions › [I] to formally request that a legal or official decision be changed: The parents appealed against the school's decision not to admit the child. The footballer appealed to the referee for a free kick.Making appeals and requests

(Definition of appeal verb (LEGAL) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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